Elections / 1996 · Governor · MO
Missouri — 1996 governor election
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Akashic1996 · GovernorMissouri · GovernorMel CarnahanD+17.1
Candidates
Missouri 1996 governor — certified statewide results.
- Mel Carnahan✓Democratic1,224,80158.6%
- Margaret B. KellyRepublican866,26841.4%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+6.3Governor 1996D+17.1vs. baselineD+10.8
Missouri's 1996 governor race ran 10.8 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Same ballot, 1996MO
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1996 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.